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by Thomas Kyd, Thomas Lodge, Thomas Dekker, William Rowley, Thomas Heywood
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Thomas Kyd

Thomas Kyd (baptised 6 November 1558; buried 15 August 1594) was an English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama. Although well known in his own time, Kyd fell into obscurity until 1773 when Thomas Hawkins, an early editor of The Spanish Tragedy, discovered that Thomas Heywood, in his Apologie for Actors (1612), attributed the play to Kyd. A hundred years later, scholars in Germany and England began to shed light on his life and work, including the controversial finding that he may have been the author of a Hamlet play pre-dating Shakespeare's, which is now known as the Ur-Hamlet.

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Seen by Shakespeare in 1605, this is clearly his source text for King Lear

How the series evolves

beginning
King Leir
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finale
The wise woman of Hoxton
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overall
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King Leir

Thomas Kyd, Thomas Lodge
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Seen by Shakespeare in 1605, this is clearly his source text for King Lear

The Noble Spanish Soldier

Thomas Dekker
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"A revenge tragedy set in the Spanish court, The Noble Spanish Soldier begins with the King rejecting his betrothed lover Onelia, with whom he has a son, and instead marrying the Italian princess Paulina. As the King becomes a tyrant, a faction of courtiers forms against him, led by the Duke of Medina, the Cardinal, and the noble soldier Balthazar. Meanwhile, Queen Paulina and her evil henchman Malateste plot to kill Onelia and her son. Filled with powerful dramatic moments of violence, pathos, satire and humour, The Noble Spanish Soldier is an under-performed and under-studied Renaissance play that deserves wider appreciation."--BOOK JACKET.

Shoo-maker a gentleman

William Rowley
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Merry Devil of Edmonton

Thomas Dekker
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The witches of Lancashire

Thomas Heywood
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The wise woman of Hoxton

Thomas Heywood
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"Heywood's title-character, alternatively dismissed as a charlatan or cursed as an 'enchantress, sorceress and she-devil', outsmarts gullible citizens and rakish gentlemen alike in this exuberant city comedy, which winds its way through the colourful 'variety and rarity' of Cheapside and the Exchange to reach a festive conclusion in Hoxton. Cross-dressing and disguise add to the intrigue while drawing our attention to controversial issues of class conflict and female (in)subordination."--Jacket.